A handful of studies published this year are beginning to reveal the health effects of e-cigarettes, and they are not all positive. While some research has suggested that e-cigs may help adults quit smoking conventional cigarettes, other studies have found…
At last year’s Mobile World Congress, HMD Global — the current owner of the Nokia brand — played a nostalgia card by launching a rehashed version of the legendary Nokia 3310. This year, the company’s doing the same with the…
In the wake of yet another tragic school shooting, teachers have started an eye-opening movement on social media to let the world know what preventative measures really need to be taken seriously to protect students. In response to the recent…
Laura Lindemann (GER) enjoys a last slip of beer from the beer shower at the podium in the Team Relay World Championship at the ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on July 17, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Petko Beier/Getty Images)…
The Palo Alto Weekly recently asked residents of a ritzy Silicon Valley city: "How do you define your social class?" The survey found that more than 80 people living in Palo Alto and earning up to $399,999 a year in…
Photo by Benjamin Zanatta on Unsplash. Working from home is an extremely sweet gig. I don’t have to wear real clothing, I alone control the thermostat, and my only physically present coworker is a geriatric spaniel. But a lack of…
If you’re a parent, you likely want your kid to flourish and succeed. And according to my guest today, the best way to do that is to let your kid fail. Her name is Jessica Lahey and she’s a teacher…
Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central Florida will take over the operations of the telescope from the National Science Foundation, which was considering…
I’ll admit, I hate the notch. I see it as a necessity, and I acknowledge its presence (with red-hot hatred), and I’m sure you do too, but I promise you from this moment onward, you’ll look at it differently. Very…
There are two types of people: those who believe no true photography happens without using a camera… and those of us who think our smartphones will do the trick! Admittedly, I’m the latter. I think a big part of why…